This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

Art and a pun, all in one.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.